Uganda President Yoweri Museveni is threatening to take serious actions in retaliations for the deaths of five Ugandans at the hands of bandits he says came from Kenya.

In an exclusive order dated Ma 19, threatened to expel all Kenya Turkanas from the country if the orders issued are not adhered to in six months. He claimed the Ugandans were killed by Turkana pastoralists who have settled in the area around Kobebe dam.

The Ugandans, three geologists one of whom was an intern from Makerere University and two officers attached to the Uganda People’s Defense Force(UPDF), were found dead in the Karamoja region on May 12 where they are said to have gone for mineral mapping exercise.

The matters that the president wants to address, one is the disarmament of members of the Turkana community entering Uganda, the return cattle hey have allegedly stolen and the bandits responsible for the death of the Ugandans.

“I now direct that this Turkana nonsense must stop…I give Turkana population, 6 months to  implement my directive. If, however, the issue of guns illegally entering Uganda, the hand-over of the criminals who killed our Geologists, or the use of traditional justice and the return of the stolen cattle are not resolved, I will have no alternative but to expel all the Kenyan Turkanas and their cattle and thy will ever be allowed to re-enter Uganda with their cattle,” reads part of the order

Pastoralists

The President also added that the pastoralists have ignored his orders against carrying firearms and have instead attacked neighboring communities and stolen their livestock.

“Long ago, I ordered these Turkanas to never bring guns into Uganda. They should just come and graze their cattle minus being armed. They however do not listen to this,”

“Instead , they raid our disarmed Karimonjong, kill people, rape, etc. They are said to have raided 2,245 cattle’s from the Jie.” he said.

Therefore, the president has demanded that the suspects be handed over to Ugandan authorities to face murder charges and that the suspects should compensate the families of the deceased through Kukaraba-a ritual involving “blood settlement”.

He further demanded that the suspects should return the livestock they allegedly stole.

The President, has stated that no pastoralist from the Turkana community should enter Uganda with a firearm an any individual found defying the order must be apprehended and will face terrorism charges.

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